Being a transportation hub, how does Chongqing bridge connections between China and Europe? As a key industrial center, how are traditional industries embracing tech innovations to re-define the future? And how are the cultural charms of Chongqing riding its booming consumption growth? Join CGTN's Lily Lyu on a journey with Xu Sitao, chief economist at Deloitte China, to decode the economic achievement and popularity of Chongqing Municipality.

Editor's note: This report focuses on Chongqing as part of our special series "Rising Star Cities," which is about Chinese cities whose annual GDP exceeds 1 trillion yuan ($155.4 billion). At the end of 2020, there were 23 such cities. Click here for more stories on Chongqing.